we carry our fate in plain sight, by things falling apart

we carry our fate in plain sight

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cd (pressed CD, not a CDR) in a hand assembled chipboard gatefold sleeve. artwork varies from copy to copy with a silkscreen print on the outside and found object collage on the inside. each one (barring the original 200 or so copies from 2006) will be somewhat unique.

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1.	sleep was the first to abandon me 08:01	buy track
2.	odessa 02:04	buy track
3.	sad little king of a sad little hill 09:37	buy track
4.	asleep on the riverbed 07:28	buy track
5.	la llorona 03:16	buy track
6.	...as hands and feet grow tired 06:55	buy track
7.	crusher 15:52	buy track

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recorded, mixed and mastered by nick elert on 16-track digital (except for song #5 which was recorded by the band on 4-track cassette). additional tweaking of the master was done by mike taylor. the recording sessions took place over 22 hours at these locations in illinois and wisconsin:
the state street theatre/sycamore: april 8th and 9th.
the attic of 320/dekalb: april 8th.
boxfortknox/sycamore: may 14th.
the "this specific dream" rehearsal space/milwaukee: may 29th, june 3rd, and june 10th.
2006.

credits

released August 31, 2006

aldis, ben: drums, glockenspiel, trashcan lid.
aspatore, bob: guitar, sea shanty organ.
herald, andy: guitar, wurlitzer and farfisa organs, harmonica.
kim, paul: guitar, percussion.
kundanis-grow, nat: violin, backwards farfisa organ.
welch, brandon: bass, cornet.

all songs written by tfa between december of 2003 and may of 2006. these were also played to death live before we got around to recording the album.

thank you thank you thank you.

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things falling apart De Kalb, Illinois

the sound of old tube amps humming like angels, buzzing helicopter tremolo dancing with rickety strings, drifting analog delay, and antiquated brass bursts of joy.

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